Documentary Films on The D-Word

Behind Bandstand (2018)
Directed by Rick Flynn
The fascinating story behind the hit Broadway musical.

The World We Wanted (2023)
Directed by Richard Hall
International students who met in 1959 are reunited 62 years later

Bayou Maharajah (2016)
Directed by Lily Keber
James Booker, "the best black, gay, one-eyed junkie piano player New Orleans has ever known."

My Father's Name (2024)
Directed by Susanna Styron
A father’s secret. A daughter’s reckoning. A nation’s dark legacy.

Troubled Tributary: Maryland's Patuxent River (2022)
Directed by Jess Wiegandt & Lia Nydes
Riverkeeper Fred Tutman explores a watershed in Maryland plagued by a history of pollutants.

A River Called Home (2023)
Directed by Jess Wiegandt
Four women paddle Virginia's James River to explore environmental threats and its history.

Married in Spandex (2013)
Directed by Allison Kole & Devin Gallagher
This is not a dress occasion. This is a jumpsuit occasion.

One Person, One Vote? (2024)
Directed by Maximina Juson
A feature doc examining the Electoral College and how race and slavery shaped the electoral process.

Uncropped (2024)
Directed by D.W Young
Legendary Village Voice photographer James Hamilton and the heyday of alternative print journalism

The Martha Mitchell Effect (2022)
Directed by Anne Alvergue & Debra McClutchy
She was once as famous as Jackie O. And then she tried to take down a President.